“When girls think of computer science, they think of the gamers and sitting in a cubicle to program,” says Cassidy Lamm, a sophomore at the U. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. “But I’ve found that you can do so much more with it.” C...

To ensure that every child can learn the skills required to work in New York City’s fast-growing technology sector, Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce on Wednesday that within 10 years all of the city’s public schools will be required to offer compute...